Head to head

Applied Nutrition Applied Nutrition Energy Gel vs Decathlon Decathlon Lemon Plus Energy Gel

Both verified against their manufacturer source and scored on the same fueling evidence. Highlighted cells are the stronger number for racing.

Applied Nutrition Applied Nutrition Energy GelDecathlon Decathlon Lemon Plus Energy Gel
RC Science Score73 /10073 /100
Carbohydrate23.1 g22 g
Sodium55 mg0 mg
Caffeine0 mg20 mg
Protein0 g0 g
Glucose:fructose
Cost per serving$1.20$1.71
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What an hour on each looks like — and the two together

Specs tell you what is in a serving. This tells you how many servings an hour hit your target, what that delivers, what the race costs, and what you would carry. Set your own target from the finder and it follows you here.

Servings per hour to hit the target, what that delivers, and what you would carry.
Applied Nutrition Applied Nutrition Energy Gel
2.6 × Applied Nutrition Energy Gel / hr
60 gcarbs / hr
143 mgsodium / hr
caffeine / hr
$12.40for the race
🎒 11 gels of Applied Nutrition Applied Nutrition Energy Gel
Decathlon Decathlon Lemon Plus Energy Gel
2.7 × Decathlon Lemon Plus Energy Gel / hr
59 gcarbs / hr
0 mgsodium / hr
54 mgcaffeine / hr
$18.40for the race
🎒 11 gels of Decathlon Decathlon Lemon Plus Energy Gel
Combo: Applied Nutrition Energy Gel + Decathlon Lemon Plus Energy Gel (half each)
1.3 × Applied Nutrition Energy Gel / hr
1.4 × Decathlon Lemon Plus Energy Gel / hr
61 gcarbs / hr
72 mgsodium / hr
28 mgcaffeine / hr
$16.00for the race
🎒 6 gels of Applied Nutrition Applied Nutrition Energy Gel
🎒 6 gels of Decathlon Decathlon Lemon Plus Energy Gel

Sodium and caffeine show what these products deliver at that rate. Your caffeine dose comes from the caffeine tool, and the drink-mix tool checks a bottle's concentration.

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